UC Santa Barbara
2012 In his sophomore campaign Brandon provided the Gauchos
with a dangerous bat in the 3 hole...appearing in all 56 games he
accumulated a .347 batting average which was good for fifth in the
Big West and tied for second on the team...was fourth in the
conference with a .495 slugging percentage totalling 16 doubles, 4
triples, and 2 home runs...with 70 hits and 40 walks he led the Big
West in on-base percentage at .460...had 6 stretches in which he
had hit streaks of 4 or more games including two 6 game
streaks...efforts earned him 2nd Team All Big West honors as a 2nd
Baseman.

2011
As a freshman, Brandon appeared in 29 games, starting 21 of them
... Posted a .253 batting average with a .318 on base percentage
... Had 20 hits in 39 attempts with three doubles and a home run...
Missed a considerable amount of time due to injury from April 22nd
to May 13th due to a foul ball off his face ... At Oregon State
went 6-for-7 in two games with two RBI and three runs ... Hit his
first career home run came at AT&T Park, home of the San
Francisco Giants against Louisiana Lafayette on March 12th.

High School
Was a four-year varsity player for coach Kevin Lavalle at Beckman
High ... Was a four-time All-Pacific Coast League selection and one
of Beckman's most decorated athletes ... Helped the Patriots to
back-to-back Pacific Coast League titles in 2009 and 2010 ... Also
was a big part of the team going to the playoffs as a sophomore,
junior and second ... In 2009 he helped lead team to the CIF Finals
... As a senior he was the Pacific Coast League MVP, was named
Irvine's All-City MVP as well as Tustin's All-City MVP ... Also was
an All-Orange County pick, an all-county All-Star, a First Team
All-California selection and the Beckman High MVP ... Batted .506
his senior season with nine home runs, 28 RBI, 46 runs scored and
15 stolen bases ... Also pitched as a senior, going 4-1 with a 2.60
ERA, nine saves and 35 strikeouts in 30 innings ... In his junior
season Brandon hit .505 with four home runs, 24 RBI, 52 runs scored
and 10 stolen bases ... Named First Team all-league was an All-City
selection in both Irvine and Tustin ... Was also a Second Team
All-Orange County and the Beckman High Offensive Player of the Year
... As a sophomore he hit .360 with a home run, 19 RBI, 29 runs
scored and 10 stolen bases ... Named to the All-Pacific Coast
League Second Team, was a Tustin All-City pick and the Beckman
Defensive Player of the Year ... As a freshman he hit .310 with 16
RBI, 25 runs scored and eight stolen bases ... Named as an
Honorable Mention selection by the Pacific Coast League as well as
one of the top five freshman to watch by the Orange County Register
... Some of his best performances include a 4-for-4 day on April
16, 2010 vs. San Juan Hills when he had a triple, two home runs,
seven RBI and four runs scored ... Also was 5-for-5 on April 19,
2009 vs. University High with a triple, two doubles and five runs
scored ... Named to the Principal's Honor Roll and was a Beckman
High Scholar Athlete.

Personal
Brandon Alexander Trinkwon was born on March 30, 1992 in Atlanta,
Georgia to proud parents Jana and Brad Trinkwon ... Has a young
brother named Taylor ... Has not declared a major at UCSB, but is a
sports management minor ... Aspires to play professional baseball
and eventually own his own business ... Roots for the Los Angeles
Angels of Anaheim, the Atlanta Braves, Atlanta Falcons, Anaheim
Ducks and the Los Angeles Lakers ... Most memorable sports moment
came when he played in the CIF Finals at Angels Stadium ... Enjoys
the movies "Wedding Crashers" and "Fever Pitch" ... Favorite book
is Harry Potter and appropriately his favorite author is J.K.
Rowling ... Likes to golf in his free time ... Names Michael Vick,
Tiger Woods and Chipper Jones as his favorite athletes ... Likes to
watch "Entourage," "Lost" and "Rob and Big" on TV ... Was also
recruited by Fresno State, Cal State Fullerton, Oregon State and
LSU.